Service difficulty report · Skin · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
July 30, 2007
Submitted
August 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
172
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SKIN CRACKED, FOUND DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND CARGO DOOR INNER SKIN AND UNDERLYING STRUCTURE BENT JUST AFT OF ACTUATOR MOUNT. FOUND SKIN REPAIR TO BE CRACKED DUE TO IMPROPERLY FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AND FABRICATED NEW SKIN REPAIR IAW SRM. (K)

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